Hidden Hitch: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 4 equipment recall campaigns for Hidden Hitch. NHTSA received the reports from 2004 to 2006. The campaigns have 4,172 units in total. The newest campaign is 06E033000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Apr 2006.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 4,172 units in total.

06E033000Received 20 Apr 2006. 385 units.
Trailer Hitches
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain hidden hitch brand hitch receivers, p/n 64-6003, manufactured by cequent towing company and installed as original equipment in certain model year 2002-2003 gulfstream class a motor homes built on freightliner xc chassis. The affected hitches can experience a failure of the frame bracket at the cross tube.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition may lead to separation of the towed vehicle from the towing vehicle, which may result in a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Hidden hitch will notify owners and will replace the trailer hitch free of charge. The recall began on may 29, 2006. Owners may contact hidden hitch at 1-800-529-5522.
Products named: Hidden Hitch 64-6003.
Report filed by CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 May 2006.
06E005000Received 20 Jan 2006. 236 units.
Exterior Lighting / Tail Lights
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain t-connectors manufactured from june through october 2005 sold by cequent towing products under the hidden hitch, reese, and draw-tite brand names for aftermarket installation on 2005 and 2006 volvo xc90 vehicles. Due to a unique waveform present on the tail lamp circuit of the tow vehicle, the t-connector may cause the tail lamps to flicker or not work when the vehicle is in operation.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Non-operational or intermittently operational tail lamps can prevent the vehicle/trailer from being visible to other vehicles, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Cequent will notify owners and replace the t-connectors free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on january 30, 2006. Owners may contact cequent at 1-800-632-3290.
Products named: Reese 15403; Draw-Tite 18403; Hidden Hitch 64-6003.
Report filed by CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 05-053.
05E023000Received 21 Mar 2005. 358 units.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain hidden hitch brand hitch receivers manufactured by cequent between december 2003 and december 2004, p/n 64-6215, and installed exclusively on 2004 gulfstream endura class c motorhomes. The hardware may become loose, allowing the hitch and towed unit to separate from the towing vehicle.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Should the towed load separate from the towing vehicle, a crash could occur, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Hidden hitch will notify the affected gulfstream customers and replace the hitch hardware free of charge. The recall began on march 17, 2005. Owners may contact hidden hitch at 1-800-529-5522 extension 477.
Products named: Hidden Hitch 64-6215.
Report filed by CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS.
04E056000Received 5 Aug 2004. 3,193 units.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Cequent aftermarket hidden hitch brand trailer hitches manufactured between february 1, 2002, and march 16, 2004, for use exclusively on nissan my 2002-2004 frontier pick-up trucks. With continued use, load forces may cause the side bracket of the hitch to fatigue and eventually break, possibly allowing the towed unit to separate from the towing vehicle.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Should the towed vehicle separate from the towing vehicle, a vehicle crash could occur, possibly resulting in serious injury or possibly death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Cequent will notify its customers and replace the defective trailer hitches free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during august 2004. Owners who take do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact cequent at 734-656-3041.
Products named: Hidden Hitch Trailer Hitch.
Report filed by CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS, INC..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Hidden Hitch equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2006, with 2 campaigns.

Hidden Hitch: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Equipment		2
Exterior Lighting		1
Trailer Hitches		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

64-60032
64-62151
Trailer Hitch1

Official channels

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Cite this page

Recall Register. Hidden Hitch: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/hidden-hitch/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS, INC.; CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Hidden Hitch products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 3 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 64-6003
How many units does a Hidden Hitch equipment campaign have?: The median Hidden Hitch campaign has 385 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Hidden Hitch campaigns name most often?: Equipment, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.